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Indigenous Australian women and sport: findings and recommendations from a parliamentary inquiry
Citation
Maxwell, H and Stronach, M and Adair, D and Pearce, S, Indigenous Australian women and sport: findings and recommendations from a parliamentary inquiry, Sport in Society, 20, (11) pp. 1500-1529. ISSN 1743-0437 (2017) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1080/17430437.2017.1284802
Abstract
Researchers have consistently pointed to positive links between sport, physical activity, health and wellbeing amongst marginalized population groups. This paper concentrates on a group about which little is presently known in terms of these links – Indigenous women in Australia. The catalyst for this focus is twofold: demographic data that, while sparse, suggests that this group has very low levels of participation in sport and associated physical activity; and second, a recent parliamentary inquiry into Indigenous sport in which the participation of women featured in several submissions. Both data sets confirm that Indigenous women are significantly underrepresented in the Australian sporting landscape. There is no systematic knowledge about why this is so. The present study contributes to that small body of literature by considering (a) evidence about participation rates of Indigenous women in sport; and (b) the aspirations of sport organizations to attract Indigenous women into their programs.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | sport, Indigenous, women, inquiry |
Research Division: | Human Society |
Research Group: | Sociology |
Research Field: | Social change |
Objective Division: | Culture and Society |
Objective Group: | Sport, exercise and recreation |
Objective Field: | Organised sports |
UTAS Author: | Maxwell, H (Dr Hazel Maxwell) |
UTAS Author: | Stronach, M (Dr Megan Stronach) |
ID Code: | 114104 |
Year Published: | 2017 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 9 |
Deposited By: | Health Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2017-02-06 |
Last Modified: | 2022-08-29 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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